LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#441

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1689

peak 1731 · rated over 67 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2019-05-04

Best ToY finish

#154

Master 2017

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

20 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 67 contests

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

689.6456 / 720

Master · BBQ Jamboree

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.27 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 657.84 (-4.57)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition

Consistency

±16.58

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.38 · weakest Brisket (161.66)

Road miles

6,517

mi across 67 mapped stops · furthest 173 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.84 / 720

67 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (17 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

3.3712 points from the title

Came within 3.3712 points of the Grand Championship at Beltway BBQ Showdown (2017-06-09).

Among the elite

#441 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1689 puts them #441 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1689
peak 1731
67 rated contests

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

*Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 4th
average top 19%

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 50 of 67 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 67 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.6456 career-best overall

95.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.6456 at BBQ Jamboree — 95.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-05-13

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has finished one call ahead of LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 22%.

11 contests
7 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 22%

A tough matchup

38–10 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 79% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 38 of their 48 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.72 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 36%.

Brisket avg 161.66
Chicken avg 167.38
14 calls in 67 entries

A strong matchup

22–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 81% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKETASTIC BBQ in 22 of their 27 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

33 of 43 shared chicken entries lost

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, APORKALYPSE NOW has out-cooked them in 33 of 43 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-39 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 39 points across 8 contests since 2018-05-11 — from 1728 down to 1689.

8 contests since 2018-05-11
now 1689

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A March team

Top 20% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 20% across 3 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 35% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,517 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,517 miles across 67 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 173 miles to Almost Heaven BBQ Bash.

67 mapped stops
furthest 173 mi

The metronome

±2.30% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.30% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
67 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked *Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 4th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE

#444 of the rated field

1689 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1710

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 66 contests to 67, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 64 contests
last seen 2021-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Racks BBQ

#446 of the rated field

1689 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 61
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1690

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 59 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 59 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

ROAST BEAST BBQ

#442 of the rated field

1689 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1713

No shared contest yet.

54 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 39% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2023-11-17

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ Pit Bros

#445 of the rated field

1689 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1693

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Curly Bird BBQ

#440 of the rated field

1689 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1707

No shared contest yet.

Level with LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

PUDDLEDUCK BBQ

#443 of the rated field

1689 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1692

No shared contest yet.

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	50	18	32	36%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	48	10	38	21%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	44	12	32	27%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	43	8	35	19%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	42	18	24	43%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	42	13	29	31%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	34	23	11	68%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	32	6	26	19%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	31	5	26	16%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	30	10	20	33%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	28	10	18	36%	⚔ compare
SMOKETASTIC BBQ	27	22	5	81%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	27	10	17	37%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	26	17	9	65%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	25	13	12	52%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	67	24	2	7	178.2972	154.8456	167.38	top 35%
Pork Ribs	67	24	1	4	175.4400	138.8570	164.60	top 36%
Pork	67	22	1	4	175.4172	146.7772	164.19	top 39%
Brisket	67	14	1	5	176.5600	144.0000	161.66	top 44%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	28	top 38%
MD	18	top 35%
PA	12	top 29%
DE	7	top 27%
WV	2	top 47%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	26	0	top 37%
Large (40+)	41	0	top 33%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	5	2	top 45%	2019-05-04
*Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	4	4	top 19%	2017-10-13
Boo-B-Que	3	7	top 22%	2018-10-19
Smoke in the Park	3	5	top 28%	2017-09-22
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	4	top 38%	2017-06-02
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	10	top 39%	2016-06-10
Keystone Classic Barbeque	3	11	top 28%	2015-10-02
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	2	top 25%	2018-06-09
BBQ Gives Back	2	8	top 26%	2018-03-23
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2	11	top 32%	2016-05-06
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	4	top 22%	2015-05-29
Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2	20	top 41%	2014-05-02

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2019-05-04

Busiest season 2017 17 contests

Contests a season 9.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 28 of 67 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 45 12 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 67 entries · 2 wins · 24 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.38 · weakest Brisket (161.66)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 50 of 67 contests

Overall top-10 rate 39% 26 of 67 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 657.84 out of 720 · 67 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 865 2,125–1,050 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 6,517 67 mapped stops · furthest 173 mi

Schedule strength 1571 average field rating faced — tougher than 56% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Power rating 1689 peak 1731 · #441 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Jun 28 First call Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4056 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
Jun 6 10th tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
Aug 15 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2015
Apr 17 First category win (Chicken) 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
Apr 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
Oct 16 25th tracked contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Oct 30 First overall podium Boo B Que By the Sea
2016
May 13 First Reserve Championship BBQ Jamboree
May 13 Career-best overall score689.6456 BBQ Jamboree
2017
Jun 9 50th tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
2018
Mar 23 Peak power rating (1731) BBQ Gives Back
2019
May 4 Most recent contest BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2014-10-17
+12.2	Boo B Que By the Sea	2015-10-30
+11.4	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	2015-04-10
+11.3	BBQ Jamboree	2016-05-13
+11.2	Smoke in the Park	2015-09-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1)	2019-05-03
-10.8	Smithfield BBQ Classic	2018-09-28
-7.2	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2015-07-31
-7.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2017-08-25
-6.8	*Interstate BBQ Festival	2017-04-14

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	0	0%	top 77%	92.2%	90.1%
2018	7	1	0	86%	top 44%	94.3%	91.9%
2017	17	9	1	76%	top 31%	94.4%	92.4%
2016	15	7	2	80%	top 29%	95.8%	92.3%
2015	11	7	2	100%	top 22%	94.2%	92%
2014	10	2	0	60%	top 37%	92.7%	89.1%
2013	5	0	0	40%	top 53%	91%	87.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-05-04	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	21 / 33 (663.9312)	20 (169.6800)	13 (171.4056)	17 (168.5600)	26 (154.2856)
2019-05-03	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	31 / 34 (632.9820)	19 (169.1084)	21 (162.2512)	28 (155.9540)	34 (145.6684)
2018-10-19	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	19 / 73 (666.7544)	16 (169.1200)	10 (170.2744)	39 (161.0856)	26 (166.2744)
2018-09-28	Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA	30 / 41 (643.9088)	32 (157.7028)	11 (169.7028)	11 (167.3944)	40 (149.1088)
2018-09-07	*14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	15 / 29 (658.7656)	21 (162.2400)	22 (156.5256)	15 (168.0000)	6 (172.0000)
2018-06-09	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	18 / 42 (649.6340)	17 (163.9656)	34 (149.1428)	12 (167.3828)	9 (169.1428)
2018-05-12	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	21 / 38 (664.5484)	15 (171.4056)	6 (172.0116)	33 (158.8684)	22 (162.2628)
2018-05-11	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	22 / 45 (667.8744)	5 (174.2628)	36 (157.1088)	36 (159.9428)	3 (176.5600)
2018-03-23	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	8 / 75 (678.8000)	32 (166.8344)	15 (169.1544)	9 (170.2628)	7 (172.5484)
2017-10-20	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	7 / 69 (678.7884)	5 (174.2744)	22 (166.8228)	16 (169.1312)	14 (168.5600)
2017-10-13	*Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	11 / 30 (655.8628)	11 (168.5600)	24 (154.7772)	11 (166.2628)	6 (166.2628)
2017-10-06	Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA	9 / 39 (663.9428)	33 (158.7884)	13 (163.4516)	8 (170.8344)	3 (170.8684)
2017-09-22	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	9 / 44 (665.0856)	28 (162.2628)	3 (170.8572)	16 (164.5600)	13 (167.4056)
2017-09-08	13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	10 / 35 (669.6688)	6 (171.9772)	17 (166.3088)	10 (168.5256)	16 (162.8572)
2017-08-25	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	22 / 29 (661.6228)	18 (169.1312)	16 (166.8344)	17 (165.6800)	27 (159.9772)
2017-08-04	Smithfield BBQ Classic Smithfield, VA	11 / 28 (665.6456)	12 (169.1200)	12 (166.8800)	8 (168.5256)	16 (161.1200)
2017-06-16	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	29 / 57 (661.1084)	23 (167.4628)	14 (171.4400)	42 (160.5256)	29 (161.6800)
2017-06-09	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	2 / 29 (679.9428)	7 (170.8228)	11 (165.1200)	4 (171.4056)	1 (172.5944)
2017-06-02	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	4 / 28 (670.1712)	2 (175.4056)	5 (168.5600)	13 (165.0856)	18 (161.1200)
2017-05-12	*BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	5 / 54 (677.6568)	25 (165.6800)	2 (175.4400)	22 (166.8112)	8 (169.7256)
2017-05-12	*BBQ Jamboree- Day 2(JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	22 / 43 (656.9940)	20 (169.6800)	27 (159.3828)	9 (167.3712)	28 (160.5600)
2017-05-05	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	13 / 37 (660.5712)	7 (170.2628)	8 (168.5600)	7 (169.7372)	28 (152.0112)
2017-04-28	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	9 / 46 (662.8232)	20 (166.8228)	8 (168.5716)	21 (161.6800)	11 (165.7488)
2017-04-14	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	35 / 58 (651.8284)	46 (158.8112)	14 (169.6916)	20 (166.8228)	43 (156.5028)
2017-03-24	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	27 / 64 (655.3140)	51 (158.2512)	18 (168.0000)	35 (163.3828)	23 (165.6800)
2017-03-03	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	4 / 50 (677.6572)	4 (174.8572)	4 (172.5600)	20 (166.8572)	19 (163.3828)
2016-10-21	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	20 / 67 (653.0852)	17 (166.8456)	3 (171.4628)	30 (159.9540)	37 (154.8228)
2016-10-14	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	6 / 38 (672.4112)	9 (171.9656)	9 (167.9772)	9 (168.5256)	17 (163.9428)
2016-10-07	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	10 / 47 (667.9660)	12 (170.2628)	20 (163.3944)	2 (172.0344)	18 (162.2744)
2016-09-30	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	10 / 31 (654.7312)	7 (171.4056)	16 (163.9772)	15 (162.2628)	16 (157.0856)
2016-09-23	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	19 / 38 (653.0176)	20 (163.9772)	29 (157.6572)	3 (171.9772)	24 (159.4060)
2016-09-09	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	4 / 25 (677.0628)	3 (174.2972)	1 (174.2744)	8 (168.5600)	13 (159.9312)
2016-08-12	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	15 / 42 (666.1596)	14 (170.8228)	15 (169.1428)	18 (165.6800)	20 (160.5140)
2016-08-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	13 / 29 (655.9772)	18 (163.9772)	4 (173.7372)	10 (164.5600)	21 (153.7028)
2016-06-17	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	18 / 42 (671.9544)	14 (170.8344)	32 (159.9772)	16 (169.1772)	12 (171.9656)
2016-06-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	14 / 29 (653.6340)	2 (173.1084)	17 (158.8228)	14 (164.5484)	16 (157.1544)
2016-06-03	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	5 / 37 (678.2856)	18 (162.8684)	4 (175.4172)	2 (175.4172)	13 (164.5828)
2016-05-13	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	2 / 72 (689.6456)	11 (172.5600)	11 (170.8228)	1 (174.2856)	7 (171.9772)
2016-05-06	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	11 / 51 (661.1428)	13 (167.4056)	5 (169.1544)	10 (165.7372)	26 (158.8456)
2016-04-29	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	8 / 48 (679.3944)	14 (169.1200)	4 (171.9772)	7 (170.8572)	13 (167.4400)
2016-04-08	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	38 / 75 (636.4568)	52 (154.8456)	14 (169.1428)	46 (155.3828)	45 (157.0856)
2015-10-30	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	3 / 59 (663.3940)	6 (168.5600)	5 (166.8800)	12 (162.8456)	16 (165.1084)
2015-10-16	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	5 / 37 (678.2856)	13 (165.6800)	6 (169.1656)	5 (168.0000)	2 (175.4400)
2015-10-02	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	11 / 57 (667.3372)	20 (165.6800)	6 (169.6916)	13 (166.8456)	19 (165.1200)
2015-09-25	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	5 / 34 (662.8688)	1 (176.0116)	8 (165.7144)	13 (162.2972)	16 (158.8456)
2015-08-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	10 / 30 (654.7884)	3 (172.5600)	4 (170.2628)	15 (158.2856)	22 (153.6800)
2015-07-31	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	29 / 54 (640.4340)	8 (170.2972)	25 (160.5256)	23 (162.2400)	43 (147.3712)
2015-05-29	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	4 / 39 (671.9656)	3 (172.5484)	9 (166.2744)	18 (158.2856)	3 (174.8572)
2015-05-08	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	9 / 65 (669.0972)	10 (168.0000)	7 (168.0000)	17 (164.5372)	9 (168.5600)
2015-05-01	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	27 / 64 (646.1828)	15 (166.8344)	9 (168.0000)	51 (153.0856)	41 (158.2628)
2015-04-17	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	9 / 46 (670.8344)	1 (178.2972)	9 (170.2628)	25 (161.6800)	14 (160.5944)
2015-04-10	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	14 / 99 (662.2968)	5 (175.4400)	14 (168.5828)	74 (153.1084)	25 (165.1656)
2014-10-17	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	4 / 40 (667.3256)	9 (168.5600)	12 (166.8228)	9 (167.4056)	14 (164.5372)
2014-10-03	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	19 / 53 (650.1944)	16 (166.8456)	13 (165.7144)	38 (153.0972)	13 (164.5372)
2014-08-22	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	12 / 70 (647.9200)	37 (158.2400)	40 (156.0000)	5 (171.4172)	16 (162.2628)
2014-08-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	10 / 28 (650.2512)	4 (172.5828)	18 (154.8228)	6 (166.8800)	17 (155.9656)
2014-06-27	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	29 / 46 (631.3372)	22 (161.0740)	21 (160.0344)	22 (158.8344)	34 (151.3944)
2014-06-06	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	14 / 42 (645.6112)	21 (162.2284)	26 (156.5716)	13 (162.8228)	9 (163.9884)
2014-05-09	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	35 / 64 (620.9944)	4 (170.2628)	37 (155.9544)	53 (146.7772)	45 (148.0000)
2014-05-02	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	20 / 59 (643.8852)	23 (161.0740)	20 (161.7028)	34 (156.5484)	15 (164.5600)
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	59 / 109 (615.3828)	41 (158.8688)	83 (145.6684)	32 (160.5600)	68 (150.2856)
2014-04-04	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	14 / 41 (643.3372)	10 (165.1316)	11 (161.1200)	8 (164.5140)	24 (152.5716)
2013-10-04	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	16 / 55 (641.6000)	26 (158.2400)	13 (162.2628)	17 (161.1200)	19 (159.9772)
2013-08-16	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	16 / 29 (655.4056)	24 (157.1084)	11 (164.5944)	12 (164.0228)	5 (169.6800)
2013-06-28	Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Winchester, VA	16 / 26 (635.4278)	9 (168.5714)	25 (149.1426)	7 (165.7142)	20 (151.9996)
2013-05-03	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	27 / 55 (622.2858)	11 (167.4284)	44 (148.0002)	12 (162.8572)	47 (144.0000)
2013-04-19	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	75 / 106 (603.9998)	52 (157.7142)	95 (138.8570)	82 (147.4286)	22 (160.0000)

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Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#542 (659 pts)	#535 (694 pts)	#504 (739 pts)	#546 (684 pts)	#388 (909 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#154 (1712 pts)	#159 (1564 pts)	#138 (1670 pts)	#199 (1400 pts)	#182 (1497 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#179 (1595 pts)	#175 (1505 pts)	#96 (1819 pts)	#84 (1868 pts)	#328 (1120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#235 (1364 pts)	#86 (1824 pts)	#187 (1484 pts)	#373 (974 pts)	#284 (1199 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#311 (1152 pts)	#257 (1247 pts)	#387 (972 pts)	#284 (1192 pts)	#357 (1037 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#664 (465 pts)	#667 (490 pts)	#723 (460 pts)	#545 (605 pts)	#622 (525 pts)